A sail is in the form of a right angle that is four times as high as it is wide. The sail is made from 32 square meters of material. What is the height?

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10 October, 04:42

A sail is in the form of a right angle that is four times as high as it is wide. The sail is made from 32 square meters of material. What is the height?

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Omari · Answer 1

Let x be the width, then the height = 4x

Area of this right triangle is x (4x) / 2

Area = 4x²/2 = 32 m²

x² = 16

x = 4 m. If the width is 4 m, the height = 4 x 4 = 16 m